Deven Paulsen
UFC DebutNickname“Simba”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Deven Paulsen makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
112-37
.752 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
12 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KOACE · NLC 36 · FFIT · LFA · NLC 10 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Mike Boyle5-0 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:22 | NLC 36 | Jul 19, 2025 |
| L | Thomas Gantt12-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:44 | FFIT | Feb 8, 2025 |
| L | Al Matavao14-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R0 | — | ACE | Oct 13, 2023 |
| L | Tom Theocharis11-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACE | Feb 25, 2023 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:52 | LFA | Jan 13, 2023 | |
| W | Tom Theocharis11-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:53 | NLC 10 | Dec 3, 2022 |
| L | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:49 | CES MMA 68 | May 6, 2022 | |
| L | John Martin | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 1:00 | AFC 161 | Nov 10, 2021 |
| L | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 3:24 | AFC 160 | Aug 18, 2021 | |
| W | Dustin Black | KO/TKO | Spinning Back Kick | R1 | 4:55 | AFC 159 | Jun 23, 2021 |
| L | Maika Graf8-4 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | Power Plant Productions | Feb 20, 2021 |
| W | Michael Williams0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:29 | AFC 156 | Jan 22, 2020 |
| W | Alex Perue3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | AFC 155 | Dec 11, 2019 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:46 | Alaska FC 154 | Nov 20, 2019 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.